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How Access Control Fits into Multi-Tenant Housing Security Budgets

While video gets all the press, access control can be the key to incident prevention in housing facilities.

September 1, 2013

Multi-tenant housing environments, whether they are condominiums, apartments, high rises or low income, must have security to protect the residents.

How New Technology Enables Safer Travel – Six Mass Transit Success Stories

Thirty-five million times every weekday, people rely on public transportation to get to work, school, play and home again every day across the United States.

August 12, 2013

Thirty-five million times every weekday, people rely on public transportation to get to work, school, play and home again every day across the United States.

Access Control at the Blue & Green Diamond Condominiums is Helping to Reduce Crime. Image courtesy of AlliedBarton.

Access Control Helps Decrease Crime Near Blue & Green Diamond Condos

July 29, 2013

The Miami Beach region is known as a high-crime area, but new luxury developments are fighting to decrease the crime rate and secure their guests.

How Biometrics Help Manage Amusement Park Access

July 23, 2013

Amusement parks exist, almost by definition, to create a positive atmosphere for customers looking for a fun get-away.

Why Two-Factor Authentication is a Statistical Necessity

Greg Sarrail

June 25, 2013

To minimize risk, two-factor authentication has become a necessity and is now generally being adopted. Two-factor authentication is the combination of two out of the three possible methods (something you know, something you have, something you are).

19th Century Courthouse Goes Digital with Cloud-Based Access Control

June 20, 2013

The Old Lake County Courthouse (or "The Grand Old Lady") was erected in 1878, but recent renovations led to the space's use as retail and offices, as well as a functioning courtroom, all operating with standard locks and keys. This is where the problems began.

Vancouver Reviews School Access Control after Newtown

June 12, 2013

Locking all exterior doors, even excepting the main entrance, is a bad move from a first responder standpoint, says the Vancouver report.

How GTRI Practices Could Protect Schools from Violence

Bernard Scaglione

June 11, 2013

As all security experts know, one of the basic principles utilized in securing buildings or institutions is controlling access onto the property and into building by using basic security measures such as security officers, fencing, bars on windows or electronic access control systems.

How to Converge PSIM and PIAM for Total Situational Awareness

Ajay Jain

May 14, 2013

As companies grow, security becomes both a bigger challenge and a more urgent concern. Companies typically add new security systems as they grow, often resulting in an assortment of disparate systems that lack centralized management.

Adding Value with RFID, Prox, Contactless Innovations

Bill Zalud

April 1, 2013

Beyond physical access control, technology that includes proximity, RFID and contactless smartcards, readers and their system platforms is moving outward to a diversity of business missions.